Boar’s Head listeria recall expanded to 71 deli meats sold by Kroger, Publix and others

Just five days after a recall of deli meats related to a deadly listeria outbreak, Boar’s Head Provisions expanded that recall Tuesday by 7 million pounds of 71 products sold under the Boar’s Head and Old Country brands. 

This recall has hit some of the nation’s leading grocery sellers, including Kroger, Publix and H-E-B.

Thursday’s original recall included Boar’s Head Liverwurst, Steakhouse Roasted Bacon, Beef Salami, three kinds of bologna and three kinds of ham produced from June 11 to July 17 and with “EST. 12612” inside the USDA inspection stamp.

“Monday evening, we learned from the USDA that our Strassburger Brand Liverwurst has been linked to the national deli meat listeria monocytogenes outbreak,” Boar’s Head said on its website. “Based on this new information, we took steps to ensure we are doing everything possible to protect public health."

"Out of an abundance of caution, we decided to immediately and voluntarily expand our recall to include all items produced at the Jarratt, Virginia facility. We have also decided to pause ready-to-eat operations at this facility until further notice.”

Thursday’s expansion includes 54 kinds of Boar’s Head brand meats, including frankfurters, hams, olive loaf, head cheese and sausage. In addition, 17 kinds of Old Country hams sold to the food service industry got yanked.

They were produced from May 10 through Monday; have sell-by dates from Monday through Oct. 17; and carry “EST. 12612” or “P-12612” in the USDA inspection stamp.

As of Friday’s update from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 34 people were sick in 13 states — New York (12); Maryland (six); Missouri, Georgia, Massachusetts, Virginia, New Jersey (two each); North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota and Wisconsin (one each). There were 33 hospitalizations and there have been two deaths, one each in Illinois and New Jersey.